Member of the Greek Chamber of Fine Arts, Deparment of Ceramic Art.
Christos Tsimpourlas was born in Larissa in 1959.
Ceramic ART STUDIES: He has attended classes in the public school of OAED, Athens in 1989. He has attended various seminars - raku, primitive firing, etc - held under the auspices of the Greek Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises, EOMMEX and in Kassel University in Germany.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2006: Three Pieces in International Salzbrand Keramik Exhibition, Koblenz, Germany.
4th International Ceramic Symposium, Lechonia, Volos.
5th Exhibition "Contemporary Greek Ceramists", Volos.

2005: Day of Environment, Municipality of Agia Paraskevi, Athens.
8th International Macsabal Woodfire Festival, Coesan, Korea - Zibo, China.
3rd International Ceramic Symposium, Lechonia, Volos.
4th Exhibition "Contemporary Greek Ceramists", Volos.
Invited artist by the association of ceramists and the Culture Ministry of Czech Republic for open workshop, slide show and display of the technique in the wheel for pythari.
6th Mediterranean Exhibition d' Plastic Arts, Sousse, Tunisia

2004:Exhibition of the membership of the Greek Chamber of Fine Arts, Department of Ceramic Art, Athens.
1st European Exhibition, Marousi, Athens.
International Olympic Park, Marousi, Athens.

Artist in Residence Program for Ceramics In Goshogawara, Japan.

Panhellenic Exhibition of ceramics, Volos.

Exhibition at municipality of my city (Agia Paraskevi), AthensInvited artist for presentation and lecture at the Kent State University, Ohio, USA.

2003: "Contemporary Greek Ceramists", Volos.
International Woodfire Symposium, Klikov, Czech Republic.
6th International Macsabal Woodfire Festival, Korea.
1st International Ceramic Symposium, Lechonia, Volos.

2002: "Contemporary Greek Ceramists", Volos.
1st International Woodfire festival, Aomori, Japan.
2nd International Terracotta Symposium, Eski Sehir, Turkey.
International Salzbrand Keramik Exhibition, Koblenz, Germany.
International Greek-Italian Exhibition, Marousi, Athens.

2001: 4th International Turkish-Greek Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey.
"Contemporary Greek Ceramists", Volos.

2000: "The Vessel From Antiquity to Tomorrow" at Marousi, Athens.
3rd International Greek-Turkish Symposium, Athens.

1998: Moulin des Artisans Exhibition, Valponne, France40th Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramic Art at Marousi, Athens.

1997: "Contemporary Greek Sculptures", Thessaloniki, Cultural Capital of Europe.

1996: 38th Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramic Art at Marousi, Athens.

1995: 37th Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramic Art at Marousi, Athens.
Coordinator and participant in the art exhibition of N.E.L.E. at the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Agia Paraskevi, Athens.

1994: 36thPanhellenic Exhibition of Ceramic Art at Marousi, Athens.

1993: 35th Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramic Art at Marousi, Athens.
Coordinator and participant in the art exhibition of N.E.L.E. at the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Agia Paraskevi, Athens.

1992: Group exhibition at the exhibitional center of Volos.
34th Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramic Art at Marousi, Athens

1991: Exhibition Foire des Cotes d'Armor, Saint-Brieue, France.

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:
1990: First Individual exhibition at his own workshop, Athens

1991: Individual exhibition at the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Agia Paraskevi, Athens.

2002: Individual exhibition in Gardelis hall, Marousi, Athens.

2003: Individual exhibition (art room: Polytropon), Kefalonia.

2005: Individual exhibition at the art room "Phaethon", Chalandri, Athens.

2005: Individual exhibition at the art room "to Skali", Nicosia, Cypros.

AWARDS:
1995: Honorary Prize - 37th Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramic Art at Marousi, Athens.
1998: 1st Prize - 40th Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramic Art at Marousi, Athens.
2000: Honorary Diploma of the Greek Literary Association.
2005: 2nd Prize - 8th International Macsabal Woodfire Festival, Coesan, Korea - Zibo, China.

 

1998: Few of his works are to be found in the Museum of Ceramic Art in Marousi, Athens
2000: two pieces in the Municipality of Rafina, Athens (3rd International Symposium)
2001: Istanbul, Turkey (4th International Symposium)
2002: at International ceramic park Eski Sehir, Turkey
2003: at International Woodfire Festival Macsabal, Bucheon City, Korea
2003: two pieces in the museum of modern art by Anetopoulos, Malaki, Volos
2004: Museum of Goshogawara-Aomori, Japan
2004: International Olympic Park of ceramic sculpture and selection of one of his pieces, Marousi, Athens
2004: Two works in the collection of the Kent State University, Ohio, USA
2005: four pieces in the collection of the museum Zibo-city, China
2005: two pieces in the museum of modern art by Anetopoulos, Volos
2005: three pieces in Klikov, Czech Republic
2005: in Municipality of Aglantzia, Nicosia, Cyprus

EMPLOYMENT RECORD:
He keeps his own workshop in Athens, since 1989.
He organized the department of Ceramic Art in the Municipalities of Agia Paraskevi and Pallini.

Since September 1998, he is member of the teaching faculty at the K.E.T.E.K. of Neon Herakleion - Athens.

He is member of the teaching faculty at the College of Fine Arts of I. Vorgias (cooperate with the university of Bolton, Great Britain), department of ceramics.
Bibliographic reports:
Greek Sculptures, 5th tome (Publishing House: Melissa).
Dictionary of Greek Artists.